Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02

In the rear, paying therefor f75, 900.
The firm carries on an average q
$50, 900 stock, consisting Of groceries,
ship chandleFy and hardware. tobacco,
ciRars and brushes. The store haildinQ
10 Of stone, 80x7s feet in size, With full
basement. and on the wharf are three
large warehouses fIlad with goods. The
trade Of the house extends from Olym
pia all over Puget Sound and into
Alaska. seven men are employed In
and about the store. In speaking Of
The business, Mr.. Harrington said !:
Business has been better during the
past year than for two years previous.
We are nov buying altogether in the
East. except feed and . few linsaRhat
We can get 10 better advantage IN Oali-
fsFnia, and az We have secured good
freight rates, We are In q position 10 do
business anywhere where there 10 busi
meas 10 be dene. The business outlook
is better than at any time since the
paimy days Of Villard's regime. For
several years past We have Shipped
goods into Eastern Washington through
she saoquslmis pass. and We will In
vestiRals the held further as soon as tbs
railr ad is completed. We ara 10 re-
csipl Of letters from dealers over there
vho desire 70 establish trade relations
vith ns, and as soon 80 IL Is practicsble
We viii plAes the matter IN definite
SHAPE"
rHR san EnAxuTsoo STORE.
Fev, II any, mercantile houses In the
northwest have made the rapid strides
IT the San FFanoisco store. In this city.
Messrs. AueFbach. Toklas 4 SingeFman
arrived here Ia 1915 With small stock
OF goods. which they opened mp In
little wooden building On Front street.
In 1871 the arm sold 0ut and We 10
san Francisco, bas toe memory of their
success In Seattle eeemed TO be eon.
SANITY uppermoet In their minda, and Q
few moBths later they purchased an
other stock Of goods. returned 20 the
oaeen CITY and rented . small buildtng
90 Commercial street, nov occupied By
the Qasen Chop Hoase and Monarch sA-
loon. They remained there for three
years. SaoceeG eroaned their sdogtp,
sud In iSSa they iadaoed the MANAGERS
Of ths HInda estate TO erect q briek
baildine for them on the corner Of
Commercial and Washington streets.
rhey immediately occupied the dfst
a saF. eoxi0o fees IN sins. d enc base
meni room, $500 fset. for . ssors
room. One year later the pressure On
their roam vas 80 great that they
also took the whols Of the nppeF nser
for the carpet and millinery Depart
menta. Sgill they we're pressed for
Fsom. and later 90 they Constructed 9
gallery In shs rear Of the store, uheFe
packages are wrapped. money received
aud change made. Tnts 10 connected vita
various departments By Q sys4sB cf
Lampson's patent railway. Thss keapl
70 siook everything that goes 10 deek.
adaFn and elothe ths human form d
vine. either uaia or female. Ia toe
various depaFtn- nta gill be found silks.
dFess goods. uoarntng goods. caiiooeA
Qtoehams. mnslina. linona, nannela.
cloths. blankets, hosiery. gloves hand
keFukiefs, laces, ribbons. notions, cor
seta. ladies' underWeAr gents' faFni.hsaR
REQ Q. white RoedA ahagis. eleaks,
nea's ciashinR. boys eioshinR. window
saFtAins. millinery, embroiaeriaR, Fach-
toR. fans, honsa Furnishing goods. BsF-
i'm woods. carpets, boots and saoes,
hats and caps. ete. In converse
tiaa With Mr.. MeDoaQai. oae
Il the live meubera Of the nEm %
feklas & SineermAn, that esntismsn
said ia h only . question Of q fsg
montks -next fall as fnrteest-9s 0ill
b oeeapytnR a store double The sizs %
ear present qaaFteFS Oar plan IN The
Fast las been % open branch s1sres 10
other iossliEiea. boa We have coeoiaaed
- eaAnse our policy 10 thst regard aud
eouesatrAte oar capital and ear huai-
nezs 10 Ssaitia. 10 erder 10 do this wa
saast have . store 10 fees sQnare, wl4h
fwo sloEiAs and q eass meat, and Ne are
aFrAnaiag ~ tbs present tine tos
the eRecfisa 81 Ench q Aaiidina. /
b fsre uhdsa01eE we expect % have
every department represanted BY ~ !,
comRlele 10 ever particular. In faca. /
- tnsend % nAke every depAEtmenf as /
eomplsss a. WsnnAmAkss, Of PhalAdsi- /
phia, o. Mzey, 81 Nsw Yask; and bsfors /
tse e,oes a TIE year 1881 yea w1li 80 /
tse Skn FfAEceoa SsoSa gtGhoat poef /
between 81 fanl and the Bay CITY. We
hAgs Feeantly intrednesd . sgsssza 10 /
ear trade simtsaF 10 thai IN vague 81 ths
L avn. h Para fhat i. we sAFsAni
every AFtiels - sell. and any one of ear
sassomers uho eads. 90 insaae1iaa ef
see goods afleR arFisinR hose. snat thsy
- noe suit. y peEfee1iy - liharsy -
ssiars hen. an4 he vii rsnaivs esAsF